Meet One of the Middle East's First Openly Gay Celebrities — Internet without Borders

Jan 19, 201 | Egyptian gay rights activist Omar Shariff, Jr. is working to ensure that the media that reaches the televisions and smartphones of Egyptians reflects not only the diversity of Egypt, but the broader international community. We visited Omar at the 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum to discuss Egypt's cultural revolution, and how the LGBTQ community will play a role. Internet Without Borders, made in partnership with the Oslo Freedom Forum, is a four-part video series exploring how technology is being used to defend human rights

Omar Sharif Jr. | Coming Out in the Middle of a Revolution | 2016

Omar Sharif Jr.'s talk at the 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum. See more talks like this at oslofreedomforum.com and follow @OsloFF for updates.

For your information, this blog, as far as I am aware, has NEVER had even one visitor from Egypt! I get visitors from ALL OVER THE WORLD, but never from Egypt. That repressive government doesn't even allow its citizens to access gay-friendly blogs; and let's get this straight: This website is nothing but a gay-friendly blog. It is NOT a gay blog as such.

Further, I do frequently get lots of visitors from Morocco, and some from Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. I even get visitors from from Saudi Arabia – daily! Kudos Saudi Arabia! But never from Egypt! That tells its own story. – © Mark Alexander